CANADA: Off to Europe

The 500 men who raced up a gangplank at
Wolfe's Cove one grey, cold morning last week seemed like
vacation-bound tourists. Except for a handful of tearful relatives, the
pier was a scene of gay, bustling activity as the first contingent of
the 27th Infantry Brigade shoved off to join the NATO armies in
Germany.

While Brigadier Geoffrey Walsh, the 27th's commander, smilingly looked
on, men tackled each other in schoolboy fashion. Some, already
embarked, dashed down for a second round of goodbyes with wives &
children. Above the din of shouts and whistles, a group of French
Canadians rousingly...